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M. RUCKDESCHEL & A. MUCKEL. COLLAPSIBLE CHAIR.

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* Nrrnn STATES MAX RUCKDESOHEL AND ALBIN MGOKEL, OF ADORF, GERMANY.

COLLAPSIBLE CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 611,942, dated October4, 1898.

Application filed November 17, 1897. Serial No. 658,845. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, MAX RUoKDEsoHEL and ALBIN MoOKEL, subjects of theKing of Saxony, and residents of Adorf, in the Kingdom of Saxony,Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in C01-lapsible Chairs, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The present invention consists of a collapsi ble chair which may befolded together so as to form an ordinary walking-stick; and in order torender the present specification more easily intelligible :reference ishad to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of referencedenote similar parts throughout the several views.

Figure l is an elevation of the chair in position for use; Fig. 2, asimilar elevation showing the chair in process of being folded up. Fig.3 is a plan of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 shows the chair completely folded up toform a walking-stick. Fig. 5 is a detail elevation of one of the mainbars with the seat-stretcher down; Fig. 6, a similar elevation with theseat-stretcher being folded. Fig. '7 is an inside view of one of themain bars, and Fig. 8 a view of the bar from the outside.

The chair consists of four main bars or supports a a a a havingpivotally attached thereto at i the four seat-supporting legs I) b b 12To the upper ends of these latter are hinged the seat-stretchers d d d61 between the four ends of which the seat-canvas or other flexiblematerial is stretched, as at m. Links f, Figs. 5 and 6, are hinged orpivotally supported between the main bars a a a a and the stretchers d dd 61 said links being provided with holes h, which when the links are inalinement with the stretchersviz., when the latter areextendedoorrespond with the hole g of the strether, so that a pin may beinserted through the two holes and retain the stretchers in theiroperative position.

The upper ends of the main bars a a a a form the back of the chair andare connected together by means of pivoted bars is it, hinged in thecenter between each two main bars and adapted to fold down when thechair is collapsed. The upper ends of the main bars form, when packedtogether, the lower end of the walking-stick, which is turned about whenopened out to form the chair. At the points 2', at which the seat-legs bb b b are pivoted to their respective main bars a a a a stretcher-bars pp are also pivoted, their inner ends being hinged together, so that whenthe chairis in operative position these stretchers will act-to retainthe legs and the main bars in proper position. The seat m is providedwith a cord 09, attached to its center, the end of said cord being fastto the ferrule of the stick, and the upper ends of the main bars arehollowed out, as at :0, Fig. 7, so that when the four main barscomposing the stick are fitted together there will be a cavity in theupper end of the stick, into which the material forming the seat will bedrawn by means of the cord connecting the center of the seat with theend ferrule, which is then fitted onto the end of the stick, as shown atl in Figs. 2 and 4. When the chair is in op.

erative position, the ferrule hangs over the side of the seat, as shownat Fig. 3.

hen the chair is folded up, the lower ends of the main barsi. e., thehandle of the stick-are held together by means of a cap 0.

We claim as our invention 1. The combination of four main bars a a a ahaving pivoted thereto four seat-supporting legs I) b 19 b stretchers dd d d hinged to the upper ends of said legs, a flexible seat attached tothe upper ends of said stretchers, links f toconnect said stretcherswith the main bars, a ferrule Z, a cord to con: nect the center of theseat to said ferrule, at the lower end of the stick and stretchers p pto retain the bars and legs in operative position and upper cap 0substantially as described.

2. The combination of main bars having pivoted thereto seat-supportinglegs, stretchers hinged to the upper ends of said legs, a flexible seatattached to the upper ends of said stretchers, links to connect theupper part of said stretchers to the main bars, ori- In testimonywhereof we have signed our 10 fices in said links and correspondingorifices names to this specification in the presence of in saidstretchers and means for coupling two subscribing witnesses.

said stretchers and links when the chair is in operative position, alower ferrule and a cord to connect same to the seat, and cavities inthe lower inside surfaces of the main bars in Vitnesses:

the manner and for the purpose substantially PAUL GOTTLIEB I-IEROLD,

as described. ERNST PAUL SEITENSOI-ILAG.

